suprised?

eco dwelling

With its dynamic glass façade and its ground-level engagement with the streetscape, Cyan is firmly situated in its urban context. However, its adjacency to a series of parks designed by Lawrence Halprin, its lush central courtyard, and an eco-roof of native and adaptive species also offer residents a peaceful urban respite. Rainwater, so abundant in Portland, is captured and filtered by the eco-roof before being stored for irrigation in a 40,000-gallon, on-site cistern. Like many other carefully considered elements of Cyan, comfort and performance are synthesized in a manner that is both sensually appealing and environmentally sound. And while building performance and urban vitality will make the long-term case for Cyan’s environmental and social benefits, its current 80+% occupancy rate attests to its immediate ability to provide a much-needed form of urban dwelling. 

http://www.yatzer.com/Cyan-PDX-Building-by-THA-Architecture-Inc-and-GBD-Architects

dear santa.................

its been a week since i last picked up a pen to completed some university work.....................im feeling very guilty!!

first time trying.

Spending  the past few weeks writing a feasibility report for my final years project has been tough.
surprisingly the 4000 word count was not the most stressful part, but actually numbering the pages.